Pull-out guide for a movable furniture part

ABSTRACT

The invention relates to a pull-out guide for a movable furniture part, comprising at least one rail, which is horizontal in the installed position, and a drive element for a drive device for the movable furniture part, which drive element can be fastened on the rail, in particular detachably fastened, wherein the driver element can be brought from a release position in a fixing position with the rail by way of a fastening movement of the drive element, the fastening movement being carried out in the horizontal plane.

The invention concerns an extension guide for a movable furniture part, comprising at least one rail which is oriented horizontally in the mounting position and an entrainment member for a drive device for the movable furniture part, which entrainment member can be, in particular detachably, fastened on the rail, wherein the entrainment member can be brought from a release position in a fixing position with the rail by way of a fastening movement of the entrainment member. Moreover, the invention concerns an arrangement comprising such an extension guide and a drive device for the movable furniture part. The invention further concerns an item of furniture comprising a mentioned extension guide and a mentioned arrangement respectively. Furthermore, the invention concerns a method for fastening an entrainment member on a rail of an extension guide for a movable furniture part, wherein the entrainment member is brought from a release position in a fixing position with the rail by way of a fastening movement.

In the industrial sector of furniture fittings miscellaneous mechanic devices for moving a movable furniture part, as for example a drawer or a flap, are already known since many years. Especially with drawers so-called ejection devices are known with which an unlocking of the ejection device is effected by pressing on the movable furniture part situated in the closing position, whereupon the movable furniture part is ejected into opening direction. In a reverse manner, however, also retracting devices are known by which the movable furniture part is automatically retracted into a closing position in particular in the last closing section. Examples for various kinds of drive devices for movable furniture part are disclosed p. e. in the WO 2014/005819 A1 or in the WO 2010/129971 A1.

Now, such drive devices mostly have in common that a movement transmission between the movable furniture part and the furniture carcass has to be carried out somewhere. Especially if such drive devices are applied with a drawer, these drive devices are arranged in the area of the extension guide. Mostly, the drive device is assembled in a housing, wherein a movable component of this drive device can be coupled with an entrainment member for the execution of the opening of closing movement. This entrainment member can be arranged p. e. on a carcass rail or on a drawer rail.

Now it is already known to not a priori build such entrainment members in a fixed connection with the respective rail, but to detachably fasten this entrainment member on the respective rail.

For this purpose the entrainment member is brought from a release position in a fixing position with the rail by a fastening movement of the entrainment member. An example for such a catch-connectable activator or entrainment member is disclosed in the WO 2009/047139 A1. This activator or entrainment member can here be coupled with a self-retracting device and a retracting device respectively and is not a part of an ejection device.

A problem with such entrainment members which can be retrofitted especially occurs when the extension guide is already mounted to the furniture carcass. Then it is actually difficult with the entrainment member to reach the areas designated for retrofitting. Therefore, it is often the case that an extension guide has to be demounted, subsequently the entrainment member has to be fastened accordingly and then the extension guide has to be mounted again to the furniture carcass.

The object of the present invention therefore is to establish an improved extension guide compared to the prior art. Especially a retrofitting of the entrainment member should be carried out uncomplicated, simple, easy reachable and with little space requirement.

This object is attained by an extension guide with the features of claim 1. Thus, according to the invention it is provided that the fastening movement is carried out in a horizontal plane. As there is little space available especially for movements in height direction in the case of an already mounted extension guide, an uncomplicated and fast mounting is also guaranteed by this fastening movement in a horizontal plane in the case of an already attached extension guide. Thus, the fastening movement generally enables that the entrainment member can also be fastened, preferably detachably fastened, to the rail in the case when the extension guide is pre-mounted to the furniture carcass.

Basically it is possible that at least a short section of the fastening movement also comprises a vertical component. For example, the fastening movement can also partly be carried out in a space above the horizontal plane—in which substantial movement sections of the fastening movement take place or which is located in a plane adjacent to the underside of the rail.

Preferably it is provided that—if the fastening movement also comprises at least a vertical movement section—this vertical fastening movement component can be carried out only above the horizontal plane. The fastening movement generally starts with the first contact of the entrainment member with the rail when fastening.

Particularly preferred, however, it is provided that the fastening movement is carried out only in said horizontal plane. According to that every further relative movement between the entrainment member and the rail only takes place in said horizontal plane starting from a first contact of the entrainment member with the rail. In this case the large advantage is therein that as a result also the entrainment members on the lowest extension guides of an item of furniture can be attached in a simple way. The lowest extension guides are, that is to say, mostly attached only few millimeters above the floor of the furniture carcass. Thus, a retrofitting of an entrainment member is very difficult in this case, especially if larger movements in height direction ought to be carried out while retrofitting. With this present fastening and retrofitting possibility respectively of an entrainment member, now an entrainment member can be fastened in an easy manner also in the case of the lowest extension guides—where there is very little space—without a complex demounting of the extension guide.

In principle, the entrainment member only has to have the possibility to take one single fixing position on the rail. This fixing position can be irreversible. During the fastening movement, for example, clutches can extend which serve for a fix and undetachable connection between the entrainment member and the rail. Preferably, however, it is provided that the entrainment member in combination with the rail is formed in such a way that the entrainment member is detachably fastened to the rail. Thus, by a release movement the entrainment gets from the fixing position again in the release position.

For the kind of the fastening movement different variants are possible. This fixing position between the entrainment member and the rail can be reached, for example, by a translational relative movement, by a rotary movement or by a mixed form of these movements. According to a preferred embodiment it is therefore provided that the entrainment member is supported movably on the rail. In this case, a first embodiment provides that the entrainment member is supported pivotably about a vertical axis on the rail. Especially if a pivotable movement about a vertical axis is given, the fastening movement is guided or predefined in a simple way. A second embodiment provides that the fastening movement is carried out linearly. In this case, this fastening movement is guided by at least one guiding element. In this second variant for an easy reachability it is particularly preferred provided that the fastening movement is carried out transverse to the longitudinal direction of the rail. For example, this fastening movement is carried out in an angle region between 45° and 135° to the longitudinal direction. Particularly preferred the fastening movement is carried out in an angle of 90° to the longitudinal direction of the rail.

The entrainment member per se only has to be formed in such a way that a coupling with the drive device for the movable furniture part is possible. As quite large forces are transmitted in the area of the entrainment member, it is preferably provided that the entrainment member comprises an entrainment bolt and a holding plate. In this case the actual fixation of the entrainment member on the rail is carried out by the holding plate.

The connection of fixation between the entrainment member and the rail can be carried out by connecting parts. For this purpose, generally only one connecting part has to be present on the entrainment member and one connecting counterpart has to be present on the rail respectively. These connecting parts and connecting counterparts can be formed p. e. in form of screw connections or also by magnetic connections. Preferably, however, it is provided that in the fixing position there is a friction-type and/or form-locking connection between the at least one connecting part and the at least one connecting counterpart.

According to a preferred embodiment at least two, preferably three, connecting parts are provided on the entrainment member and at least two, preferably three, connecting counterparts are provided on the rail.

In this case it is preferably provided that a first connecting part, preferably in the form of a pivot axis, is formed on the entrainment member, preferably on its holding plate, and a first connecting counterpart, preferably in the form keyhole-like recess, corresponding to the first connecting part is formed on the rail. The first connecting part in the form of a pivot axis can be inserted into this keyhole-like recess. Here, according to an embodiment, it is provided that the first connecting part comprises a narrower, vertically oriented neck region and a broader head region, wherein in the fixing position the first connecting part rests on the first connecting counterpart via the head region.

For the fixation of the entrainment member on the rail it is further preferably provided that a second connecting part, preferably in the form of a lug which is bent L-shaped, is formed on the entrainment member, preferably on its holding plate, and a second connecting counterpart, preferably in the form of a recess, corresponding to the second connecting part is formed on the rail.

For a guided fasting movement it is here provided that during the fastening movement the second connecting part can be inserted, preferably by a swiveling movement in the horizontal plane, into the second connecting counterpart. This swiveling movement is preferably carried out about the first connecting part which is form as a pivot axis. For a good linkage it is provided that in the fixing position the second connecting part is in a friction-type connection, preferably by way of a jamming, with the second connection counterpart.

In addition, according to a preferred embodiment it is provided that a third connecting part, preferably in the form of a nub, is formed on the entrainment member, preferably on its holding plate, and third connecting counterpart, preferably in the form of a recess or a punching, corresponding to the third connecting part is formed on the rail. An elongated hole or a similar recess can be formed in the holding plate of the entrainment immediately in vicinity to this nub, whereby a slightly elastic locking of the nub in the third connecting counterpart is enabled.

If the rail is formed from a bent sheet metal with a specific sheet metal thickness, wherein the entrainment member, preferably its holding plate, is attached to the underside of the rail in the fixing position, then it is—in order to optimize the space utilization of the extension guide in the item of furniture—preferably provided that the entrainment member projects for maximal three, preferably for maximal one, sheet metal thicknesses in vertical direction from the underside of the rail. This means, the distance of the underside of the rail to the floor of the furniture carcass can, thus, be only very little and can only be three, two or even only one sheet metal thickness(es), wherein also with this little distance it is still guaranteed that an entrainment member can be retrofitted without the necessity of demounting the extension guide. This also because of the reason that the entrainment member does not project more than three times, preferably never more than one time, the sheet metal thickness from the underside of the rail also during the whole fastening movement. In order to guarantee a stable linkage it is preferably provided that the holding plate abuts the underside of the rail in a zonally planar configuration.

As already mentioned, the entrainment member can also be retrofitted on the drawer rail or if applicable also on the center rail of an extension guide. Preferably, however, it is provided that the rail, with which the invention is described so far, is a carcass rail.

Protection is also sought for an arrangement comprising an extension guide according to the invention and a drive device for the movable furniture part. In this case, this drive device can be p. e. a retraction device. Preferably this drive device is an ejection device, wherein the ejection device can be unlocked by over-pressing of a movable furniture part into an over-pressing position located behind a closed position, whereupon the movable furniture part is movable in opening direction by an ejection force storage member. If the drive device is such an ejection device, it is preferably provided that the entrainment member is an ejection entrainment member which can be contacted with the ejection device at least during a section of an ejection movement. Such an ejection device can be fastened to the movable furniture part, to the furniture carcass or to a drawer rail of the extension guide.

Protection is further sought for an item of furniture comprising a furniture carcass, at least one movable furniture part and at least one extension guide according to the invention for the movable furniture part.

The object of the present invention is also attained by a method with the features of claim 18. Accordingly, the fastening movement is carried out in a horizontal plane. Particularly preferred this fastening movement is only carried out in this horizontal plane, hence only in a plane which is directly below the underside of the rail.

In order to guarantee an intuitive and secure fastening or fixation of the entrainment member on the rail, it is preferably provided that during the fastening movement the entrainment is initially moved from the release position in a pre-mounting position, in which the entrainment member contacts the rail, and the entrainment member is subsequently moved from said pre-mounting position in the fixing position, wherein both movements of the entrainment member—from the release position in the pre-mounting position and from the pre-mounting position in the fixing position—are carried out in the same horizontal plane.

Further details and advantages of the present invention are described more fully hereinafter by means of the specific description with reference to the embodiments illustrated in the drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of the item of furniture,

FIG. 2a to 2d show different views of the entrainment member and the rail in the release position,

FIG. 3d to 3d show different views of the entrainment member and the rail in the pre-mounting position,

FIG. 4d to 4d show different views of the entrainment member and the rail in the fixing position,

FIGS. 5 and 6 show sections through the rail and the entrainment member when swiveling in the fixing position,

FIGS. 7a and 7b show different perspective views of the entrainment member,

FIG. 8 to 10 show the fastening movement of the entrainment member on the rail and

FIG. 11 to 13 show an alternative embodiment of a fastening movement of an entrainment member on the rail.

FIG. 1 shows an article of furniture 18 with a furniture carcass 19 and two movable furniture parts 1 in form of drawers arranged in the furniture carcass 19. The upper drawer is in an open position OS, whereas the lower drawer is in a closed position SS. By over-pressing the movable furniture part 2 in an over-pressing position located behind the closed position SS, an ejection device 15 (here not shown) is unlocked and the movable furniture part 2 is subsequently ejected into opening direction OR by an ejection force storage member. During this ejection movement the ejection device 15 (not shown) repels from an entrainment member 4 which is in a fixed relation to the furniture carcass 19. The drawers or movable furniture parts 2 are each movably supported on the furniture carcass 19 of the item of furniture 18 via extension guides 1.

Corresponding thereto, FIG. 2 shows a (right) side of an extension guide 1 seen from the underside. The extension guide 1 comprises on the one hand a rail system 21 and on the other hand the entrainment member 4. The rail system 21 in turn comprises a rail 3 (carcass rail), if applicable a center rail 2 and a drawer rail 17. The drive device 5 in the form of a retraction device 22 is mounted to this drawer rail 17. The movable furniture part 2 can be retracted from an open position OS into the closed position SS via this retraction device 22. This retraction movement can be damped by a damping device 23. The retraction device 22 can be coupled via an entrainment member (retraction entrainment member 27), which in turn is mounted to the carcass rail 33. This retraction entrainment member 27 can also be formed in such a way that a fastening movement B according to the invention is possible. In this embodiment, however, it is already fixedly pre-mounted. The drive device 5 in the form of an ejection device 15 is fastened either directly to the drawer rail 17 or to an underside (not shown) of the movable furniture part 2. This ejection device 15 can be coupled to the rail 3, preferably the carcass rail, via the entrainment member 4, whereby the ejection device 15 together with the movable furniture part 2 can repel from the carcass-fixed entrainment member 4. The arrangement 14 is formed by at least one of these drive devices 5 together with the extension guide 1. According to this FIG. 2a the entrainment member 4 is still in a release position L in which the entrainment member 4 does not yet contact the rail 3.

FIG. 2b shows a detail from FIG. 2a , wherein it is recognizable that the first connecting part 8 in form of a pivot axis is formed on the entrainment member 4 and on its holding plate 7 respectively, the second connecting part 12 is formed as a lug which is bent L-shaped and the third connecting part 24 is formed as an elevation or a nub. Moreover, also an elongated hole 26 is formed in the holding plate 7 beside this third connecting part 24. Counterparts corresponding to these connecting parts 8, 12 and 24 are formed in the rail 3. For that, a first connecting counterpart 9 in the form of a keyhole-like recess is formed or punched out in the rail 3. Further, there is also a second connecting counterpart 13 for the second connecting part 12. Moreover, also a third connecting counterpart 25 in the form of a punching out is formed on the underside U of the rail 3.

FIG. 2c shows the arrangement seen from above in an oblique angle. Also here, the entrainment member 4 is still in the release position L. The entrainment bolt 6 and the holding plate 7, which together form the entrainment member 4, are recognizable in this FIG. 2c . The connecting parts 8, 12 and 24 are arranged on this holding plate 7.

FIG. 2d shows a front view of the arrangement in viewing direction against the opening direction OR. In this view according to FIG. 2d the horizontal plane H—in which the fastening movement B takes place—is recognizable well. Also here the entrainment member 4 is still in the release position L, in which there is still no contact between the entrainment member 4 and the rail 3. It is, however, recognizable that the second connecting part 12 comprises a slightly inclined or over-pressed lug, whereby subsequent during fastening a pretensioning or jamming of the rail 3 between the holding plate 7 and this lug is possible. It is also recognizable that the first connecting part 8 comprises a narrower cylindrical neck portion 10 and a broader head portion 11. The transition between the neck portion 10 and the head portion 11 is provided with a slight rounding. Thereby, the entrainment member 4 can be retrofitted in the case of differently thick rails 3, wherein also in the case of these differently thick rails 3 a good connection without play is guaranteed. The sheet metal thickness D of the rail 3 is also illustrated in this FIG. 2 d.

The FIG. 3a to 3d again correspond to the views shown in the FIG. 2a to 2d , wherein the entrainment member 4 though is now in the pre-mounting position M. Especially in the FIGS. 3c and 3d it is apparent that the entrainment member 4 has already carried out a part of the fastening movement B which has begun with the contact between the entrainment member 4 and the rail 3. This first part of the fastening movement B is preferably carried out along a straight line. In this fastening movement B the first connecting part 8 is inserted into the first connection counterpart 9. There, the neck portion 10 of the first connecting part 8 is just so narrow that this neck portion 10 fits through the narrow section of the keyhole-like recess (see especially FIG. 2b ) till the neck portion 10 laterally abuts the edge of the recess which forms the connecting counterpart 9. As apparent in FIG. 3d , the head portion 11 now rests on the rail 3 and, thus, holds the entrainment member 4 already without jamming on the rail 3. Hence, the pre-mounting position M is reached.

The FIG. 4a to 4d again correspond to the views shown in the FIG. 2a to 2d , wherein the entrainment member 4 though is already in the fixing position F. For the fastening movement B can be especially referred to the FIGS. 4c and 4d . This fastening movement B is effected as a swiveling movement about the pivot axis (vertical axis V) formed by the first connecting part 8. During this swiveling movement on the one hand the second connecting part 12 reaches contact with the second connecting part 13 and on the other hand the third connecting part 24 reaches contact with the third connecting counterpart 25. Also this fastening movement B in turn is carried out—as recognizable well in FIG. 4d —only in the horizontal plane H. As also apparent in FIG. 4d , the entrainment member 4 does not project more than the sheet metal thickness D in vertical direction from the underside U of the rail 3. This especially leads to the advantage that—if the rail 3 is attached in the lowest region of a furniture carcass 19—an easy retrofitting of the entrainment member 4 without movement in height direction is possible.

With this fastening movement B from the pre-mounting position M in the fixing position F a stable fixation of the entrainment member 4 on the rail 3 is carried out in three ways. An important component forms the second connecting part 12 which engages into the second connecting counterpart 13. By the pretensioning of the lug forming the second connecting part 12 a jamming of the rail 3 is effected between this lug and the holding plate 7. Thereby, already a good friction-type connection between the entrainment member 4 and the rail 3 is reached.

Moreover, the slightly convex nub—which forms the third connecting part 24—projects into the third connecting counterpart 25 formed by a recess or punching out in the rail 3. During insertion or drive over a slight bending or bulging of the holding plate 7 in the area of the third connecting part 24 is enabled in that an elongated hole 26 is formed in the holding plate 7. In this way the area about the third connecting part 24 can be slightly bent during the fastening movement B by the contact with the rail 3 and can then again relax when reaching the third connecting counterpart 25, whereby a good connection is ensured.

Thirdly, a fixation and good connection is as well reached in that the neck portion 10 of the first connecting part 8 comprises a rectangular cross section with rounded corners. By the rotation of this first connecting part 8 in the connecting counterpart 9, the connecting part 8—as long as it is in the position according to FIG. 4b —cannot be moved out anymore from the constriction of the connecting counterpart 9, because the neck portion 10 is broader in the area of the diagonal line than the narrowest spot of the first connecting counterpart 9.

In the comparison between the FIGS. 5 and 6 the fastening movement B between the pre-mounting position M and the fixing position F is again clarified. In this case the lug forming the second connecting part 12 engages in the rail 3 through the second connecting counterpart 13, whereby a jamming of the rail 3 between the lug and the holding plate 7 is effected (see especially FIG. 6).

The FIGS. 7a and 7b again clarify the connecting parts 8, 12 and 24 of the entrainment member 4. There, the first connecting part 8 forms a vertical axis V for the swiveling movement of the entrainment member 4. It is also apparent that the neck portion 10 of the first connecting part 8 is not circular cylindrical but in the form of a cylinder with a substantially quadrangular base area. The holding plate 7 of the entrainment member 4 is preferably build of metal, whereas the entrainment bolt 6 is formed of plastic material. The first connecting part 8 can be welded onto the holding plate 7. In contrary, the second connecting part 12 and the third connecting part 24 can be bent out or punched out of the holding plate 7. The same applies for the elongated hole 26.

FIG. 8 again shows the fastening movement B along a straight line when inserting the entrainment member 4 into the rail 3. There, the neck portion 10 in this position of the entrainment member 4 exactly fits through the constriction of the first connecting counterpart 9.

As soon as after this insertion the pre-mounting position M according to FIG. 9 is reached, the second part of the fastening movement B in the horizontal plane H is carried out by a fastening movement B in the form of a swiveling movement about the vertical axis V formed by the first connecting part 8.

Towards the end of the swiveling movement the second connecting part 12 reaches a friction-type connection with the second connecting counterpart 13 and also the third connecting part 24 reaches a friction-type connection with the third connecting counterpart 25, whereby the fixing position F according to FIG. 10 is reached.

To the first embodiment it shall conclusively be mentioned that—besides the first connecting part 8—also only the second connecting counterpart 12 or only the third connecting part 24 can be provided. Further it shall be mentioned that the first embodiment the fastening movement B is always carried out only along the horizontal plane H. However, also a part of the fastening movement B can certainly comprise a vertical fastening movement component which is carried out above the horizontal plane H. So it could certainly be the case that the first connecting part 8 is mounted “from above”—thus vertically—in or on the first connecting counterpart 9 during the fastening movement B from the release position L in the pre-mounting position M. Afterwards the fastening movement B from the pre-mounting position M in the fixing position F is again carried out only in the horizontal plane H.

The illustrations shown so far describe a preferred embodiment of the present invention. In contrast to this preferred embodiment, however, also another kind of fastening movement B in a horizontal plane H can be carried out. This fastening movement B is illustrated in the FIG. 11 to 13.

In this embodiment connecting counterparts 13 in the form of U-shaped lugs are formed on the underside U of the rail 3. These connecting counterparts 13 form guiding elements for the entrainment member 4. Slightly bent connecting parts 12 are formed or punched out on the holding plate 7 of the entrainment member 4. By insertion or sliding of the entrainment member 4 during the fastening movement B, the slightly bent connecting parts 12 arrive between the connecting counterparts 13 and the underside U of the rail 3 (see FIG. 12). The fastening movement B, thus, is substantially carried out in an angle of 90° to the longitudinal direction of the rail 3. Thereby the fixing position F is reached without the necessity of a swiveling. In FIG. 13 and in detail A it is apparent that a ripped surface 28 is formed each on the bottom side of the connecting counterpart 13 and on the upper side of the connecting part 12. This ribbed surfaces 28 tooth or interlock with each other so that a form-fit connection between the entrainment member 4 and the rail 3 is guaranteed. In principle it would also be possible that only one single connecting part 12 and one single connecting counterpart 13 is provided. By the double implementation there is indeed a better support. In this embodiment according to the FIG. 11 to 13 each connecting counterpart 13 is formed in one piece with the rail 3. Here it can also be provided that the connecting counterparts 13 are pre-mounted on the rail 3 as separate parts.

Although the invention is described in these illustrations especially in regards to an entrainment member 4 in the form of an ejection entrainment member which is attached to a rail 3 in form of a carcass rail, the same ideas according to the invention of course also apply for other entrainment members 4 (p. e. for a retraction entrainment member 27) or for the attachment of the entrainment member 4 on another rail 3 than the carcass rail.

With the present invention, thus, a simple way for the retrofitting of an entrainment member 4 on a rail 3 without a complex demounting is established. 

1. An extension guide for a movable furniture part, comprising at least one rail which is oriented horizontally in the mounting position and an entrainment member for a drive device for the movable furniture part, which entrainment member can be fastened on the rail, in particular detachably fastened, wherein the entrainment member can be brought from a release position in a fixing position with the rail by way of a fastening movement of the entrainment member, characterized in that the fastening movement is carried out in a horizontal plane.
 2. The extension guide according to claim 1, wherein the fastening movement is carried out only in said horizontal plane.
 3. The extension guide according to claim 1, wherein the entrainment member is supported movably, preferably pivotably about a vertical axis, on the rail (3).
 4. The extension guide according to claim 1, wherein the fastening movement is carried out transverse, preferably in an angle of 90°, to the longitudinal direction of the rail.
 5. The extension guide according to claim 1, wherein the entrainment member comprises an entrainment bolt and a holding plate.
 6. The extension guide according to claim 1, wherein a first connecting part, preferably in the form of a pivot axis, is formed on the entrainment member, preferably on its holding plate, and a first connecting counterpart, preferably in the form keyhole-like recess, corresponding to the first connecting part is formed on the rail.
 7. The extension guide according to claim 6, wherein the first connecting part comprises a narrower, vertically oriented neck portion and a broader head portion, wherein in the fixing position the first connecting part rests on the first connecting counterpart via the head region.
 8. The extension guide according to claim 1, wherein a second connecting part, preferably in the form of a lug which is bent L-shaped, is formed on the entrainment member, preferably on its holding plate, and a second connecting counterpart, preferably in the form of a recess, corresponding to the second connecting part is formed on the rail.
 9. The extension guide according to claim 8, wherein during the fastening movement the second connecting part can be inserted, preferably by a swiveling movement in the horizontal plane, into the second connecting counterpart.
 10. The extension guide according to claim 8, wherein in the fixing position the second connecting part is in a friction-type connection, preferably by way of a jamming, with the second connection counterpart.
 11. The extension guide according to claim 1, wherein the rail is formed from a bent sheet metal with a specific sheet metal thickness, wherein the entrainment member, preferably its holding plate, is attached to the underside of the rail in the fixing position and projects for maximal one sheet metal thickness in vertical direction from the underside of the rail.
 12. The extension guide according to claim 11, wherein the holding plate abuts the underside of the rail in a zonally planar configuration.
 13. The extension guide according to claim 1, wherein the rail is a carcass rail.
 14. An arrangement comprising an extension guide according to claim 1 and a drive device for the movable furniture part.
 15. The arrangement according to claim 14, wherein the drive device is an ejection device.
 16. The arrangement according to claim 15, wherein the entrainment member is an ejection entrainment member which can be contacted with the ejection device at least during a section of an ejection movement.
 17. The arrangement according to claim 15, wherein the ejection device is fastened to a drawer rail of the extension guide.
 18. An item of furniture comprising an extension guide according to claim
 1. 19. A method for fastening an entrainment member on a rail of an extension guide for a movable furniture part, wherein the entrainment member is brought from a release position in a fixing position with the rail by way of a fastening movement, characterized in that the fastening movement is carried out in a horizontal plane.
 20. The method according to claim 19, wherein during the fastening movement the entrainment is initially moved from the release position in a pre-mounting position, in which the entrainment member contacts the rail, and the entrainment member is subsequently moved from said pre-mounting position in the fixing position.
 21. The method according to claim 20, wherein both movements of the entrainment member—from the release position in the pre-mounting position and from the pre-mounting position in the fixing position—are carried out in the same horizontal plane.
 22. An item of furniture comprising an arrangement according to claim
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